]]>http://k2radio.com/wyoming-medical-centers-ceo-says-medicaid-expansion-would-lower-bad-debt-charity-care-costs/feed/0Tom Morton, Townsquare MediaSenate Committee Won't Vote Wednesday on Medicaidhttp://k2radio.com/senate-committee-wont-vote-wednesday-on-medicaid/
http://k2radio.com/senate-committee-wont-vote-wednesday-on-medicaid/#commentsThu, 20 Feb 2014 12:38:15 +0000Associated Presshttp://k2radio.com/?p=329265Continue reading…]]>The chairman of a Wyoming legislative committee that that heard public testimony Wednesday in favor of a bill that would expand the Medicaid program said the committee won't vote on the matter Wednesday and likely wouldn't consider it Thursday, either.

]]>http://k2radio.com/senate-committee-wont-vote-wednesday-on-medicaid/feed/0Senate Introduces Medicaid Expansion Billhttp://k2radio.com/senate-introduces-medicaid-expansion-bill/
http://k2radio.com/senate-introduces-medicaid-expansion-bill/#commentsMon, 17 Feb 2014 12:42:58 +0000Associated Presshttp://k2radio.com/?p=328902Continue reading…]]>The state Senate has voted to introduce a bill that would expand the Medicaid system in Wyoming, but even the sponsor says it faces long odds of becoming law.

]]>http://k2radio.com/senate-introduces-medicaid-expansion-bill/feed/0House Kills Labor Committee Medicaid Billhttp://k2radio.com/house-kills-labor-committee-medicaid-bill/
http://k2radio.com/house-kills-labor-committee-medicaid-bill/#commentsFri, 14 Feb 2014 12:33:51 +0000Associated Presshttp://k2radio.com/?p=328712Continue reading…]]>The House on Thursday voted against a bill endorsed by the Joint Labor, Health and Social Services Committee. It would have provided reduced Medicaid coverage for over 17,000 people in the state.

]]>http://k2radio.com/house-kills-labor-committee-medicaid-bill/feed/0Mario Villafuerte, GettyWyoming Senate Defeats Medicaid Expansion Billhttp://k2radio.com/wyoming-senate-defeats-medicaid-expansion-bill/
http://k2radio.com/wyoming-senate-defeats-medicaid-expansion-bill/#commentsThu, 13 Feb 2014 12:47:12 +0000Associated Presshttp://k2radio.com/?p=328507Continue reading…]]>The Wyoming Senate has voted down a bill endorsed by an interim legislative committee that would have allowed the expansion of the Medicaid program in the state.

]]>http://k2radio.com/wyoming-senate-defeats-medicaid-expansion-bill/feed/0Opponents Of Medicaid Expansion Make Casehttp://k2radio.com/opponents-of-medicaid-expansion-make-case/
http://k2radio.com/opponents-of-medicaid-expansion-make-case/#commentsFri, 10 Jan 2014 19:36:09 +0000Doug Randallhttp://kgab.com/?p=300234Continue reading…]]>Herrera calls Medicaid the "pacman of the budget" because it currently comprises about 15 percent of the budget and is projected to grow by about 8 percent per year.

]]>http://k2radio.com/legislative-committee-considers-medicaid-expansion/feed/0( KTWO)Study finds Medicaid expansion drove up ER visitshttp://k2radio.com/study-finds-medicaid-expansion-drove-up-er-visits/
http://k2radio.com/study-finds-medicaid-expansion-drove-up-er-visits/#commentsFri, 03 Jan 2014 12:57:56 +0000Associated Presshttp://k2radio.com/?p=322936Continue reading…]]>A new study has found that previously uninsured people who were given health coverage through Medicaid used the emergency room 40 percent more than others who weren't able to join the program.

]]>http://k2radio.com/committee-to-hear-bill-on-medicaid-expansion/feed/0Medicaid, budgets and Education Debated [AUDIO]http://k2radio.com/medicaid-budgets-and-education-debated-audio/
http://k2radio.com/medicaid-budgets-and-education-debated-audio/#commentsTue, 22 Jan 2013 22:08:48 +0000Amy Richardshttp://kgab.com/?p=238008Continue reading…]]>The Wyoming Senate is considering a bill that would try and reform the state's Medicaid program. Senator Charlie Scott, Chairman of the Senate Labor, Health and Social Services Committee,says that could be difficult because of the limitations put on the state's by the federal government